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An analogy I heard is of a slow motion train crash - our carriages somewhere in the middle of the train are so far seemingly unaffected, but already the first c
by somewhereoutth 3y ago
An analogy I heard is of a slow motion train crash - our carriages somewhere in the middle of the train are so far seemingly unaffected, but already the first carriages are crushing, and people/animals/life is beginning to flee backwards on the train as best they can. For us in those middle carriages that will be the first first-hand indication of the catastrophe. Following this analogy, it is too late to stop the train crashing, though maybe we can slow it down and save as many of a carriages as we can.
- candiddevmike 3y agoThe location of your specific carriage is also geographically and economically dependent on your personal situation. Your carriage crash will be studied, the results added to others, while we procrastinate and prostrate to capitalism, begging it to save us, when it's really the cause of the crash to begin with.
- swalling 3y agoYes. This is "the future is already here, it's just not evenly distributed" but applied to climate crisis and mass extinction. Pakistan already feeling the train wreck, whereas US, Canada etc. are still somewhat insulated by wealth so they can ignore the obvious.